Azam Mahmood, Saad Saleem, Muhammad Usman Khan.
Comparison of trigger point pressure release with ultrasound therapy to decrease rhomboids trigger points pain.
Pak J Rehabil Jan ;5(2):32-6.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of trigger point (TrP) pressure release with ultrasound therapy to reduce rhomboid pain due to TrP. STUDY DESIGN: Experimental study. STUDY SETTINGS: Outpatient department of Ziauddin Hospital, Clifton campus, Karachi, Pakistan. SAMPLE SIZE: 50 patients. SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: Simple random sampling. The patients were divided into two groups of 25. Group A were given TrP pressure release treatment with exercise and group B were given ultrasound (u/s)treatment with exercise. OUTCOME MEASURES: The outcome measures were visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and functional rating index (FRI) for functional performance RESULTS: In group A, mean pain score on VAS before the treatment were 5.88±1.130 and after treatment were 1.80±1.041 with ap-value of <0.006. Group B, mean pain score on VAS before treatment were 6.56±1.446, after treatment were 2.72±1.208,with a p-value of <0.006. The mean FRI in group A before treatment was 39.92 ± 2.691 and after treatment was 29.60 ± 5.454,with a p-value of 0.002. The mean FRI in Group B before treatment was 41.12 ± 2.505 and after treatment was 35.92 ± 4.183,with a p-value of 0.002. CONCLUSIONS: The study indicates that there is no significant difference between TrP pressure release and u/s therapy in relieving pain and improving functional performance in subject with rhomboid TrP.

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